About Us

Part of the community since 1952

Lyndoch Living’s history has been a journey of growth and expansion to meet the aged and extended care needs of the South West.  From humble beginnings in 1952 as a twelve bed hostel established in 1952, Lyndoch Living has grown to now be the major provider of aged and extended care services to our community.

A truncated timeline of the organisations growth is represented as follows:

1950’s
- Establishment of a twelve bed Hostel

1960’s
- Establishment of the Retirement Village with the construction of 3 “Darby & Joan” units
- Additional Hostels “Fletcher Jones”, “Harris” and “Berlyn” constructed to meet growing demand

1970’s
- Hostel expansion continued with the construction of “Englebert” and “KT Swinton”
- The first Nursing Home “Ward 1” opens
- The Day Centre was established

1980’s
- Retirement Village grows to a total of 45 units
- The second Nursing Home “Ward 2” opens

1990’s
- Tomlinson Centre Hostel opens
- Community based and in-home services established
- Establishment of satellite offices in Hamilton and Portland 

2000’s
- Construction of new Nursing Homes “Audrey Prider Centre” and “Lake Lodge” to replace those built through the 70’s and 80’s
- Construction of new “KT Swinton Hostel”
- “The Homestead” respite program initiated
- Massive growth in Community Care, Case Management, and Home-based Services
- Establishment of a satellite office in Ballarat 

2010’s
- Planning initiated for a major redevelopment of the Retirement Village “Waterfront Living”

Today Lyndoch Living’s key statistics include:
- 198 residential aged care beds
- 562 clients under active case management
- Over 3000 individuals access our services annually with 23% of those younger than 65 years of age
- Offices in Warrnambool, Portland and Hamilton
- In excess of 400 staff

Lyndoch Living has been, and remains, a solid and respected care provider to the communities of South West Victoria.  Our growth is a testament to our responsiveness to changing community expectations and a flexibility to shift our focus to ensure that the needs of the individual are at all times central to our decision making.